REAL ESTATE INVESTING – What is Wire Fraud?  How to avoid Wire Fraud when Investing in Real Estate July 18, 2019 Wire Fraud includes any form of financial fraud involving the use of telecommunications or information technology.  Currently one of the biggest threats to real estate investing is real estate…

REAL ESTATE INVESTING – Real Estate Wire Fraud is the Most Common Form of Real Estate Fraud July 10, 2019 Currently one of the biggest threats to real estate investing is real estate wire fraud. The way real estate wire fraud is most commonly carried out, is that a person…

FRAUD / INVESTOR RIGHTS –Financial Fraud, Asset Misappropriation and the Disgorgement of Ill Gotten Gains July 08, 2019 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) monitors investment advisors and investment advisory firms, specifically those focused on providing investment services to elderly investors.  Most recently SEC has entered a judgment against an…

FRAUD I BREACH OF FIDUCIARY – Jury awards Brees $6 million in Jewelry Fraud Lawsuit June 24, 2019             OnFriday June 21, 2019, after two days of deliberations in a fraud lawsuit, the San Diego Superior Court Jury awarded the Brees family $6.1 million in damages holding a local jeweler…

FRAUD I AUTO FRAUD I INTERNET FRAUD – Biggest Auto Fraud Scheme in San Diego History  June 21, 2019 District Attorney Summer Stephen announced this Thursday, that more than 100 vehicles were stolen though identity theft and fraud schemes dating back to 2016.  Bryan Orr, a San Diego resident is…

FRAUD I ELDER ABUSE – Elderly More Susceptible to Financial Fraud June 13, 2019 Studies show that as we age, we become less savvy with financial transactions and become more susceptible to financial fraud.  For this reason, elderly homeowners and landowners fall victim to real estate fraud schemes, often selling…

FRAUD I BREACH OF FIDUCIARY – Drew Brees alleges Breach of Fiduciary Duty against SD Jeweler Vahid Moradi June 07, 2019 The Brees v. Moradi civil jury trial commenced earlier this week in San Diego Superior Court.  The underlying causes of action include: Fraud, Breach of Contract and Breach of…

MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS I FINANCIAL MISMANAGMENT I FRAUD – Audit Reveals Possible Fraud at San Ysidro Elementary School District for Misappropriating Funds and Financial Mismanagement May 13, 2019 In April 2018, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) and the San Diego County office of Education entered into an…

FRAUD – Drew Brees Jewelry Fraud Claim / Jewelry Lawsuit against San Diego Jeweler May 10, 2019             Back in April 2018 Drew and Brittany Brees, filed a fraud lawsuit against San Diego Jeweler, Vahid Moradi and Vahid Moradi, Inc, DBA CJ Charles Jewelers.  At some point a financial advisor…

FRAUD – Due Diligence Prior to Investing May 01, 2019 One of the best tactics to avoid investment fraud is to preform thorough due diligence prior to entering a transaction.  This leads to the most common question: “What is Due Diligence?”  Due Diligence is an investigation of a potential investment…